The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-01
Mayor Conner Responds.

In M interview published in thu
Morning News Mr.. Conner makes
very general and positive defcns'
against Mr.. Ed T. Smiths charges o
ineflicicncy in his administration
and the implied charge of favorlng thu
street car company Of which he is {
member. lie says he owns some stoci
in the company but not enough tC
sacrifice principle or the city's inter
ests. The company. he says, agreed
to pay $4,000 for its privileges, and
ii he should be mayor he will see that
it is paid: the ordinance under which
they operate was passed under Mayor
Browns administration. My actions
( as mayor OF Dallas are OH record, and
am willing to stand by them so far
as, the trifling charges brought against
me' by my opponent are concerned, e.
i pecially those affecting my personal
integrity. They are untrue; and as
regards those charges which he has
seen fit to direct against my official
course they fall fiat before me.
He enumerated some of the savings
and benefits which have been the re-
suit of his suggestions and labors,
among them an arrangement whereby
he saved A per cent. on the floating
debt of $l3S,000 carried mainly by the
Dallas banks when he came into office,
and which debt was finally settled
with proceeds of bonds sold at $10.3.
Forty thousand dollars improvements
were also perfected without borrow
ing money, and $25, 900 of the revenue
set aside for interest on railway
bonds. He makes good showing of
his work in behalf of public schools,
and better buildings. Had recon-
mcnded city hall building more in
keeping with Dallas progress, and had
sold the old one for $4,000 and nine
months rent. Two miles of water |
mains had been put down and water
rents $2O,10S against $14,264 same
months last year.
l His views and plans for waterworks
Pc been published before. He found
"a imperfect sidewalk ordinance, and
after securing ordinances from other
cities had succeeded in getting a good
ordinance passed under which they
would be able 10 have perfect system
at no great cost to city or burdensome
to taxpayers. The fire alarm system,
he says, was contracted for under the
preceding administration.
w. Ii. Saunderson who inflicted the
knife wound on The person of Bob
Wells is having an examining trial
this afternoon before Justice Ken
dali
The coming mayoralty contest 10 .
has been the all-absorbing
theme on the streets to day. Consid-
cradle money is said 10 be up on each
side. Eleclionecring is lively. :
Ponds Extract used forty years by .
physicians and the people for pain and in
lammations. This success stamps every
bottle Of the genuine.
The wonderful growth in post of
ice business is the best evidence of :
Dallas rapid progress. S
j. L. Williams, sos Main street, Per- Y
lmery, Combs, Brushes, Soaps.
~Hhe Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe rail-
way company have opened ticket =
md freight office at sos Main street. g
Marriage license were issued to-day a
o c. b. Long and Willie McElroy. I
Sam NJ. Kerr and Lila BeH Hand 3
ook out marriage license to-day.
Concentrated mineral water in bot
les al SOC AMI 81 each. Crystals # =
mineral water 75c per pound. Miner m
water fresh all the time at w. Il. m
Hancock IL Co, 926 Elm street. K
DR.. +. s. Davis and bride returned
D-day from visit to California. r
Mr.. e. A. Eisenlohr is the father of p
new girl baby. p
y aird's Minstrcls again tonight.
Pianos for rent at Frees & Sons A
The Wheelock Pianos co